{"id":425,"date":"2009-09-24T04:06:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fertilekitchen.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/24\/roughing-it-cooking-tips-for-eating-in\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T19:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T19:58:46","slug":"roughing-it-cooking-tips-for-eating-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertilekitchen.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/24\/roughing-it-cooking-tips-for-eating-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Roughing It: Cooking Tips for Eating In"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXD2_btKAAyBnw1dyKmxIZsoC1-ptyVkjf_yLO5Bw_mDmLiI-u7Ycxj1qhvTp87IBwi98nFcw9jaiBbzO4hy1-9eaK9X6tBScFbOZBL4IKSq5EpuenYDpVNhoKf6bt1gcoHJIMge3WLTk\/s200\/19+process4.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXD2_btKAAyBnw1dyKmxIZsoC1-ptyVkjf_yLO5Bw_mDmLiI-u7Ycxj1qhvTp87IBwi98nFcw9jaiBbzO4hy1-9eaK9X6tBScFbOZBL4IKSq5EpuenYDpVNhoKf6bt1gcoHJIMge3WLTk\/s200\/19+process4.JPG\" width=\"258\" height=\"187\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 258px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 258\/187;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Following a fertility diet, as you know, can be tough stuff. Eating all organic and avoiding (or eliminating) dairy, processed sugar and wheat can also mean that you eat in all the time\u2014because it\u2019s too hard to find the foods you need at restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>This translates to a lot of cooking, which can be especially taxing if you\u2019re not someone who normally or regularly cooks. And even if you are \u2013 cooking every day with sometimes hard to find produce or food products, with everything else that you\u2019re going through right now? Not easy! How do you not end up cooking the same three to five dishes over and over again? So here are a few tips my husband and I&#8211;who am I kidding? My husband does all the cooking around here\u2014some tips my husband has used to make the process a little easier.\u00a0 (These might be obvious to some.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plan generally what you\u2019re going to have during the week and do the \u201cbig\u201d shopping for everything you think you\u2019ll need on the weekend before.<\/li>\n<li>Plan to do a second, smaller shopping trip right after work mid-week, like Wednesday, because some fresh produce items may not make it to the following weekend, or you may forget some items, or you may not be able to plan meals more than three days ahead.<\/li>\n<li>Know what you\u2019re going to get and where to find them. Give yourself time at the start of the diet to figure out where to find the organic produce, meat, non-wheat options and so on. A local health food store or retailer of organic and natural foods is a good start.\u00a0 Farmer\u2019s Markets or local farm co-ops with delivery service can offer great, organic produce. Return to the same sources, because you\u2019ll know where everything is.<\/li>\n<li>Although it\u2019s best to eat your meals right after you cook them, if it\u2019s just not feasible to cook every night, you can do a \u201cbig\u201d cooking job on the weekend and another mid-week to cook meals for three days in advance. Refrigerate or freeze meals until you eat them. For refrigerated meals, don\u2019t eat them more than three days old, though.<\/li>\n<li>Keep at home some staples that you\u2019ll use in most (or all) recipes: olive oil, rice flour, salt, pepper, spices and so on.\u00a0 Have pans and other equipment ready.<\/li>\n<li>Cut, slice, dice all ingredients needed for a recipe before you start, so they\u2019re ready to use.<\/li>\n<li>Clean up as you cook, and right after cooking\u2014or at the latest, right after eating. If you wait any longer than that, dishes won\u2019t get done and when you see them in your sink or on the stove the next night, you won\u2019t be motivated to cook.<\/li>\n<li>Play! Buy a variety of different vegetables and force yourself to figure out what you might cook with them\u2014spur of the moment.\u00a0 Look up recipes on the Internet, or in your favorite cookbook, and see if you can adapt them to fit your diet. This ensures you get variety, and maybe have some fun too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a fertility diet, as you know, can be tough stuff. Eating all organic and avoiding (or eliminating) dairy, processed sugar and wheat can also mean that you eat in all the time\u2014because it\u2019s too hard to find the foods you need at restaurants. 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